England's Test captain Joe Root said the 'intolerable' Yorkshire racism episode has 'fractured our game and torn lives apart' and pledged his support in a bid to bring about a change at his childhood club.

Root is yet to play in the IPL after going unsold in the 2018 auction but all that can change in next year's tournament, which is set to be expanded with the inclusion of two new teams.

Root and other members of the England team have expressed doubts over the tour, citing "bubble fatigue" amid the prospect of living under strict restrictions.

The 34-year-old Ali, a spin bowling all-rounder, announced retirement from the longest format of the game on Monday.

In the Test series against India, Root had an exceptional series as a batsman. He scored 564 runs at an average of 94 and making three centuries, the only batsman from his side to reach the three-figure mark.

Root beat competition from Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Pakistan speedster Shaheen Afridi to win the award for a stellar month of August.

The fifth Test between England and India will be played at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester from September 10.

The wicket at The Oval aided the pacers early on before becoming a batting beauty. On day five, Indian bowlers still managed to get enough out of it for a famous win.

England captain Joe Root has admitted that his team's humiliation in the fourth Test by India is 'hard to take'.

Joe Root he home captain vowed to make a strong comeback at the Old Trafford in the final Test, starting September 10.

Till the 61st over, England were coasting along at 141/2 but Bumrah took the ball and ran through the middle-order, picking the wickets of Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow.

Hussain wrote that any other team would have bowled their main spinner more in similar conditions.

Pujara might have redeemed himself with a knock of 91 which was high on "intent quotient" but the same can't be said about Rahane, whose form is shaky despite a crucial 61 in the second innings at the Lord's.

Rohit Sharma advanced to fifth position in the ICC Test Rankings, going past Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked Indian batsman.

Trusting Ravindra Jadeja's batting ability more than Ashwin, India skipper Virat Kohli had ignored the ace offspinner for the first three Tests.

England's big win at Headingley has come in for a lot of praise from netizens on Twitter.

England crushed India by an innings and 76 runs in the third Test and that gave Root his 27th win as captain in 55 games.

England tied the five-match series 1-1 by taking eight wickets for 63 after India had reached 215-2 Friday while trying to erase a 354-run deficit.

Resuming from 215/2, India lost wickets in quick succession to be bowled out for 278 before lunch.

His latest knock took his year's tally of runs to 1398 and within 390 runs of the aggregate of Mohammed Yousuf, who holds the record for most number of runs in a calendar year with 1788 runs.